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klapping

klapping is the present participle and gerund of klap.

Meaning of klap

Verb

klap (third-person singular simple present klaps, present participle klapping, simple past and past participle klapped)

  1. (South Africa, slang, transitive) To strike; to smack.
    • You did something wrong and he klapped you.2005, Al Lovejoy, Acid Alex

Questions about klapping

What is klapping the present participle and gerund of?
Klapping is the present participle and gerund of klap.

Words near klapping in the dictionary

  1. Klapp
  2. klapped
  3. klapper
  4. Klapperich
  5. Klappers
  6. klapping
  7. Klapps
  8. klappvisier
  9. klappvisiers
  10. klappvisor
  11. klappvisors

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